Kyiv Children's Choir Shchedryk founded in 1971 in Ukraine by Iryna Sablina (wife of Roman Kofman). Since 2004, the artistic director and chief conductor of the collective is the Honored Artist of Ukraine Marianna Sablina.
The repertoire of the Shchedryk choir includes Renaissance music, baroque, classical and spiritual music, arrangements of Ukrainian songs and songs of the peoples of the world, works of modern domestic and foreign composers. Shchedryk performs all works in the original language.
Today, the choir has more than 150 children of various ages who are engaged in the respective age groups. About 55 best performers are part of the concert lineup. Over the 50 years of the choir's existence, Shchedryk has trained more than 2,000 choristers. Among the graduates of the choir are the Ukrainian composer Viktoria Poleva and the soloist of the Kyiv House of Organ Music Maria Lipinska.